The Assistant Inspector-General of Police in charge of Zone 2 Headquarters, Lagos, Olohundare Moshood Jimoh, has denied allegations that he supervised or authorised the demolition of a property worth over ₦1 billion in Lekki, insisting that no police personnel were deployed by him to the site.
The denial followed media reports concerning a petition reportedly submitted to the Inspector-General of Police by Akeem Osuolale Ogunseye, seeking an investigation into the AIG over alleged complicity in the demolition.
In a statement issued in compliance with Jimoh’s directive, the Zone 2 Police Command said the allegations were misleading and challenged Ogunseye to provide evidence of the AIG’s alleged presence or police deployment at the property.
The police said the AIG neither visited the property nor supervised any demolition, adding that his intervention in property disputes was strictly to prevent a breakdown of law and order, protect lives and property, and discourage self-help.
The statement also disclosed that the command had received a petition dated October 22, 2026, from C.O. Toyin Pinheiro (SAN) & Co., on behalf of Skyview Properties Limited, alleging land grabbing, criminal trespass, threats to life, destruction of property and other offences against Ogunseye and his alleged associates.
According to the police, the petition prompted an investigation into the allegations.
The dispute concerns Plot 37, Block 77, Lekki Peninsula Scheme 1, Lagos, which Skyview Properties Limited claims to own.
The company’s lawyers reportedly submitted a judgment delivered on June 30, 2025, by Justice K.A. Jose of the Lagos State High Court in suit No. LD/1006CMW/2015, involving Skyview Properties Limited, Samuel Alao Ajibode and two others.
The police said the judgment confirmed Skyview Properties Limited’s title to the property and restrained the first defendant, his agents and privies from trespassing on or harassing the company in connection with the land.
The judgment also awarded the company ₦10 million in general damages and ₦2 million in costs, according to the police statement.
The company’s petition further alleged that Ogunseye and others entered the property on October 17, 2026, armed with dangerous weapons, attacked construction workers, damaged ongoing construction and subsequently locked the premises with chains and padlocks.
These allegations have not been independently established in the statement.
The police said Ogunseye was not a party to the court case and questioned the basis of his claim to ownership of the property. They also challenged him to produce documents supporting his alleged interest in the land and evidence of the claimed police involvement in the demolition.
The statement said the AIG discontinued further action on Ogunseye’s petition after reviewing the circumstances, citing concerns about the subsisting court judgment and the risk of contempt of court or interference with the judicial process.
It added that Ogunseye could return to the Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of the Zonal Criminal Investigation Department, where his matter was being handled.
The Zone 2 Command reaffirmed its commitment to the rule of law, respect for court decisions and professional policing, while urging media organisations to verify allegations before publication.